Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

There's nothing wrong with possessions; it's just that they have value to us only when we use them, engage them, and enjoy them. They're nouns… — Rob Bell
Poverty when coupled with creativeness is usually free of frustration. This is true of the poor artisan skilled in his trade and of the poor… — Eric Hoffer
I believe it is crucial to consider the degree to which one woman's possession of reproductive choice may actually depend on or deepen another woman's… — Rickie Solinger
People who have known the joy of God point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other that they reveal… — Henri Nouwen
Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Hope is the most universal of human possessions. — Thales
The two parties which divide the State, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation are very old, and have disputed the possession of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today there survives more than 25,0000 partial and complete, ancient handwritten manuscript copies of the New Testament. These hand written manuscripts have allowed scholars and… — Charlie Campbell
White and shining virgin of all human virtues, ark of the covenant between earth and heaven, tender and strong companion partaking of the lion and… — Honore de Balzac
Contentment is never the outcome of fulfillment, of achievement, or of the possession of things; it is not born of action or inaction. It comes… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts. — Charles Caleb Colton
Hope is a prodigal young heir, and Experience is his banker; but his drafts are seldom honoured, since there is often a heavy balance against… — Charles Caleb Colton
Love may turn to indifference with possession. — William Hazlitt
If this labourer were in possession of his own means of production, and was satisfied to live as a labourer, he need not work beyond… — Karl Marx
It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment. — Carl Friedrich Gauss
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. — Mahatma Gandhi
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which… — Mahatma Gandhi
I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her to the rest… — Edward Gibbon
Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism. — Edward Gibbon
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. — Khalil Gibran

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